With eleven labs worldwide and more than 1,000 scientists and engineers working across multiple research areas, Microsoft Research (MSR) is one of the largest corporate research organisations in the world.   While much of the work looks at both the computer and...

The Design Council champions great design.  As the UK Government’s advisor on design, we set the benchmark for promoting design nationwide. Our research and campaigns aim to show just how much intelligent, creative design can achieve. Established by Winston...

Formed in 1999, DOCA has focused on promoting safer communities and reducing anti-social behaviour by improving the quality of life through the concept, application, sharing and practice of designing out crime and its principles. Crime Prevention Through Environmental...

The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is the world's leading museum of art and design. It was established after the 1851 Great Exhibition with the radical, utilitarian and entrepreneurial aim of educating and inspiring the public. The Museum holds many of the UK's...

The LDoc programme benefits from links with our industry partners, which include key institutions and business organisations.  This offers our students unparalleled opportunities for research, knowledge exchange and public engagement with the creative economy and...

                    1 & 2.  1984 World’s first creation of visible 3D light forms at the EdF laboratories France (Jean-Louis Lhermitte, François Bastien and Ian Ritchie) 3. 1994-2002 Molecular 'doping' of Na glass to limit crack propagation (with Prof Greaves,...

Sense is a charity that offers services and support to people who have combined visual and hearing impairment. We aspire to a society that offers high quality accessible design across a wide range of contexts including fashion, products and architecture....